January 15, 1988: ACT UP NY's Women's Caucus organizes
first ACT UP action focused on women and HIV. Five hundred people
protest an article telling heterosexual women that unprotected
vaginal intercourse with an HIV+ man is safe. A documentary about
the action, "Doctors, Liars, and Women: AIDS Activists Say
NO to Cosmo," produced by two Women's Caucus members, is
later shown around the country, winning awards and placed in the
permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

March 24, 1988: To
celebrate our first anniversary, ACT UP returns to Wall Street.
More than 100 activists are arrested; ACT UP receives major media
coverage and issues central to the AIDS crisis are reported. The
concept of "AIDS activism" gains credibility.

May 1-9, 1988: ACT UP branches around the country mount
nine days of protests focusing on specific, unattended aspects
of the epidemic such as IV drug use, homophobia, people of color,
women, testing programs, prison programs and children with AIDS.
More than 50 cities participate.

June 23, 1988: ACT UP meets homeless people at a "Talk-In"
at a Tent City in City Hall Park, built to protest the city's
policy on the homeless. ACT UP gives out information on AIDS and
distributes condoms; the homeless share their experiences in the
shelters and in the streets.

October 11, 1988: ACT
UP, joined by the national ACT NOW coalition, closes down the
FDA outside of Washington, DC. More than 1,000 activists stage
a series of demonstrations which result in almost 180 arrests.
The event receives international press coverage. A historical
event, shutting down the FDA represents to a vast audience the
lethargy of this dysfunctional bureaucracy, which is in charge
of testing and approving possible AIDS treatments.

November 25, 1988: Trump Tower Thanksgiving Action - ACT UP protests
a lack of housing for PWA's while city gives tax breaks to wealthy
developers. Numerous affinity group actions and arrests are made.